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Low fc - bleach or wait on swg

There's no borate in this town so I'm okay with a pH of 7.1 for the kids until the swg brings that up naturally. (Or is it worth a drive out of town to find borate or washing soda?)
I set the swg to super-chlorinate. Are we okay waiting for the FC to come back up via swg or should I grab a couple gallons of bleach?

Re: Low fc - bleach or wait on swg

Bleach it now. Don't let the algae get a toehold while you wait for the SWG. It will never be able to catch up if that happens.

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